Military and Family Appreciation Day

The Greater Jacksonville Area USO held a Disney-sponsored military and family appreciation day Saturday at Naval Station Mayport.

5/17/2008

Album ID: 850806

Photos by Will Dickey

USO Toast to the Troops

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The Greater Jacksonville Area USO teamed up with Jack Daniel Distillery to gather volunteer to assemble care packages at Naval Air Station Jacksonville for military men and women serving overseas.

4/10/2008

Album ID: 852353

Photos by Will Dickey

Tactical Combat Casualty Care

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Naval Hospital Jacksonville's new Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) obstacle course opened after a ceremony dedicating it in the memory of Hospital Corpsman Third Class Julian "Snoop Doc" Woods, who was killed in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004, at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Friday, March 28, 2008 in Jacksonville, FL. The military added the TCCC training requirement for all combat bound Navy enlisted medical personnel in the fall of 2007.

3/28/2008

Album ID: 851782

Photos by Bruce Lipsky

AWACS Aircraft at NAS Jacksonville

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An E-3A Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft from NATO was at Naval Air Station Jacksonville Tuesday, February 26, 2008 for a training exercise off the Florida coast.

3/4/2008

Album ID: 849371

Photos by Will Dickey

U.S.S. WASP

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The U.S.S. WASP, a Navy Amphibious Assault Ship, docks at Naval Station Mayport in Mayport, Florida, February 7, 2008.

2/7/2008

Album ID: 852321

Photos by Emily Barnes

USS Vicksburg returns.

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The USS Vicksburg, with more that 300 sailors onboard, returned to Naval Station Mayport Friday, January 25, 2008, in Jacksonville FL. According to information provided by the Navy the Vicksburg returned after a six month Arabian Gulf Deployment. The Vicksburg served as Air Defense Commander for the Kearsarge {cq} Expeditionary Strike Group and supported the coalition presence and security operations in the Central Arabian Gulf.

1/25/2008

Album ID: 852376

Photos by Bruce Lipsky

USS Gettysburg arrives back at Mayport

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The USS Gettysburg, a guided missile cruiser attached to the USS Enterprise, arrived home at Mayport after six months in the Arabian Gulf, including 71 consecutive days in support of operations in Iraq. Arriving home at Mayport Naval Station, in Mayport, Florida, on Wednesday, December 19, 2007.

12/19/2007

Album ID: 852358

Photos by Don Burk

USS Doyle returns

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The USS Doyle returns to Naval Station Mayport after a six-month deployment, in Mayport, Florida, November 18, 2007.

11/18/2007

Album ID: 852357

Photos by Emily Barnes

Veteran's Day Parade

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Thousands participated in the Veteran's Day Parade and many more thousands enjoyed the parade as it went from the Prime Osborne to the Stadium. It was a beautiful day for a spectacular parade.

11/17/2007

Album ID: 371724

Photos by Tom White

Submarine Veterans Memorial Ceremony

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The annual Submarine Veterans Memorial Service held at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Kings Bay, Georgia honors the ships and crews lost by U.S. submarine fleet since its inception. The event makes particular mention of the World War II submarine veterans and the crews of the 52 American and 83 British submarines lost in the war, many of which went down with all hands. This year’s event had over 700 submarine veterans and their families attending. Less than 85 World War II Submarine veterans attended this year.

11/2/2007

Album ID: 851585

Photos by Times-Union Photo Department

School Welcomes Navy Kids

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Finegan Elementary School students enter Naval Station Mayport Wednesday (9/26) through a gate that connects the school with the base. Most of the school's students are from Navy families.
(MAGGIE FITZROY/Staff)

10/1/2007

Album ID: 863359

Photos by Shorelines

USS Roosevelt Returns

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The USS Roosevelt, DDG-80, with more than 300 sailors aboard, returned to Naval Station Mayport, Sunday, September 16, 2007 in Jacksonville, FL. According to information provide by the Navy, "during the deployment, the Roosevelt served as the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. While serving in the NATO task force Roosevelt was the Standing Maritime Element of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe's high readiness force in accordance with NATO's Reaction Force concept. Roosevelt also supported Operation Active Endeavor and displayed NATO presence and regional support to Partnership For Peace/Mediterranean Dialogue initiatives. USS Roosevelt is commanded by Cmdr. John A. Carter, and is assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 24."

9/16/2007

Album ID: 852369

Photos by Bruce Lipsky

HS-3 Tridents Search and Rescue Training

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Crew members with the HS-3 Tridents helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville update their rescue qualifications by going through search and rescue training over and in the St. Johns River Monday evening, August 27, 2007.